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Battle of Perryville

When
October 8, 1862
Where
Chaplin Hills west of Perryville
Part of
Buell halts Bragg's invasion of Kentucky at Perryville

Union forces engaged Bragg's army in the Chaplin Hills, resulting in a tactical Confederate success that strategically halted the invasion.

Fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, the battle saw a single corps of Buell's army attacked by Bragg. Buell, unaware of the battle until late in the day, did not effectively engage his full strength against the smaller enemy force.

Sources

  1. Battle of Perryville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
  2. Don Carlos Buell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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